School needlework; a book written for the beginner of any age and in any school (1922)
Hapgood, Olive C, Spooner, Ella Josephine · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and company · leaf 31
Fig. 21. Overhanding or top sewing. Needle in position for the stitch to join selvedges or folded edges ; for napery hemming; forjoining lace or a rolled edge of embroidery to a finished edgeon a garment. Position of the work, hands, and needle. Hold the workhorizontally along the upper part of the… … Fig. 22. Method of joining the thread in a line of overhanding Point the needle directly toward the body. The needleshould be perpendicular to the edge of the seam. In general, work from right to left, but satisfactory resultsmay be obtained by working from left to right. STITCHES USED IN PLAIN…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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